Chile: An Ambiguous Left Takes Office  

▪ February 1, 1971

In the October 1970 presidential election, there were some 3,540,000 registered voters. About 600,000 abstained. The candidates of the left-wing Popular Union coalition won 1,075,616 votes (36.3 percent); The “national” (rightist) candidate, Jorge Alessandri, 1,036,278 (34.98 percent); and 824,849 voted …



The Myth of the Guerrilla  

▪ May – June 1968

Where do the guerillas come from? From which social strata, which environment? The answer can save us from many errors, for it eliminates almost the whole propaganda literature on guerrillas, both pro and con. Most of the leaders, organizers, and …



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